Chapter 167: First Strike (Part II)
"Squeak......
The heavy palace door opened again, and a group of courtiers led by Xiangguo Zhao Shu greeted them one after another.
Although they all had smiles on their faces, it was obvious that these smiles were a little reluctant.
"Letting King Zhou wait for a long time is really rude for the minister." Zhao Shu arched his hand and apologized to Xia Huan on the horse.
"Lord Xiangguo is too worried." Xia Huan turned over and dismounted, and said with a smile.
"Now that the misunderstanding has been revealed, let's ask Lord Xiangguo to lead the way."
"The foreign minister's luck is also." Zhao Shu hurriedly saluted again and said.
So, under the guidance of Zhao Shu, surrounded by courtiers, Xia Huan took Zhang Yi and Sun Qian and slowly walked towards the depths of King Zhao's palace.
However, not long after Xia Huan left, the palace gate that was originally wide open was closed again.
"Sure enough, as His Highness expected, Zhao Ren is really a wolf with ambition!"
Outside the palace gate, Yu Meng and Wang Yan watched the palace gate close from a distance, and suddenly showed an angry look.
"Two, please don't be impatient. His Royal Highness has ordered that if the palace gate is not opened after half an hour, it can be attacked. ”
Beside the two of them, a man in his thirties spoke softly.
"Don't worry, general, I still know this." Yu Meng and Wang Yan hurriedly assured that faintly, everything seemed to be centered on this man.
"Wait, I hope Your Highness will be fine." The man's eyes narrowed slightly, and the whole person seemed to be a sword blade that showed a cold glow.
Even Yu Meng and Wang Yan, who were already fearless of death, couldn't help but shudder.
This is the strength of the Shenwu Army!
On the other side, as Xia Huan and a kind of courtiers went deep into the palace, Zhao Shu, who was still telling Xia Huan about the various palaces at the beginning, gradually became silent.
On the contrary, it was Xia Huan, who took a look and was quite interested in the palace of Zhao Guo. Between the words, it was full of praise for Zhao Guo. And Zhao Shu on the side only responded occasionally.
Along the way, the whole atmosphere became more and more solemn.
Finally arrived in front of the main hall, even Xia Huan stopped talking, and the atmosphere became more solemn. rather
"Slow, above the court, don't bring armor!" Xia Huan just wanted to step into the temple gate, but heard a soldier scolding in his ear.
Xia Huan, who was still smiling, suddenly became cold.
"You want to untie the king's sword?" Xia Huan held the sword in one hand and took a big stride, and in a few steps, he walked in front of the soldier.
Although Xia Huan has always been kind to people when he was in the Chu Palace, it was only in the Chu Palace.
As Han Yi said when he first met Han Yi, Xia Huan has just lived and integrated into this world from the beginning, and has grown into thinking into this world.
He learned to take advantage of the situation, and he also learned to control people. These are not learned by Xia Huan, but as if they were born with it.
Now, this Zhao Guoshi took the initiative to give him a chance to find fault, how could Xia Huan miss it?
Walking to a distance that was only one step away from the soldier, Xia Huan still had no intention of putting down the sword in his hand.
"Who are you?" Xia Huan, as the royal family of the Chu State, is much taller than this soldier, and his condescending appearance makes this soldier under great pressure.
"Villain, the general in front of the palace ......" General Lang, at this time, was also faintly afraid. I couldn't help but secretly scold myself for being nosy.
"This king's sword is the sword of my Chu State Taizu, and you should wear it too?"
"Small, villains don't dare to ......"
Under Xia Huan's aggressive momentum, General Lang couldn't help but take a few steps back.
Xia Huan's appearance was naturally also seen by Zhao Shu.
Zhao Shu sneered in his heart, "I'll let you jump for a while!" ”
However, at this time, Zhao Shu still stepped forward and scolded at Na Lang General: "Bastard, don't make amends to His Highness!" ”
"Whoa!" Lang Jiang hurriedly bowed his head and bowed.
Xia Huan seemed to be very satisfied with his head, then took his sword and walked towards the hall.
Together, even Sun Qian and Zhang Yi's swords have not been unraveled.
"The king has arrived!"
Surrounded by eunuchs and palace laves, some elderly King Zhao slowly ascended to the throne.
However, King Zhao's appearance is obviously not too good. On his pale face, a few messy strands of hair were still stuck to his forehead with sweat.
Obviously, King Zhao was frightened by the news coming from the front of the palace gate before.
Even, at this time, even the voice of the speaker seemed a little weak.
When it was their turn to salute, Xia Huan and the others also stood up straight, and they didn't seem to take King Zhao in their eyes at all.
However, King Zhao didn't care at all, and he didn't even have the courage to look at Xia Huan.
After a few polite words, Zhao Shu, who was the prime minister, quickly led the topic to the matter of the garrison.
"King Zhou, General Zhang, forgive me for taking the liberty of this prime minister, since the Han army has been resolved, please also ask the Chu army to move to the garrison."
"The Han army has just withdrawn for only two or three days, and it may come back at any time. This king cannot abandon the safety of his own soldiers. ”
"This is my Zhao Kingdom, the matter of the city wall, since I am Zhao Guo's final say."
"In that case, why did Xiangguo come to ask this king to send troops? Xiangguo Sangu Post House, this king is very moved! ”
As soon as these words came out, Zhao Shu's face turned red. Originally, this matter could be blown about as a virtuous thing, but now it has become a wolf into the house, and it has naturally become a huge stain on him.
"King Zhou really refuses to withdraw his troops?" Zhao Shu's face had completely darkened, and even his tone of voice was a lot tougher.
"My Chu army was invited by King Zhao, how can I talk about retreating?" Xia Huan said calmly.
"Too much deception!" Zhao Shu suddenly shouted violently, shocking the courtiers of the Manchu Dynasty trembling.
However, before they could think about why Zhao Shu tore his face so quickly, a large number of footsteps sounded outside the palace gate.
Soon, one by one, Zhao pawns, who looked like there were nearly 100 people, rushed into the palace with Changge in their arms.
"Oh? What does this mean? Xia Huan narrowed his eyes, looked at Zhao Shu and asked.
"Please King Zhou retreat outside the city!"
"What if this king is not?"
"Then don't blame yourself for being ruthless!"
"Hahaha!" Xia Huan suddenly laughed, approached Zhao Shu step by step, and at the same time, he didn't forget to say playfully: "Xiangguo forgot, outside the palace gate, there are also soldiers from my Chu State." ”
"Humph!" Zhao Shu snorted coldly, showed a sneer, and said: "Far water can't save near fire, although my Zhao State soldier is not as good as Chu State, but this little time is still enough." ”
"It seems that Xiangguo is very confident......" Before Xia Huan's words fell, a crisp voice sounded.
Zhao Shu's face was shocked, and he retreated again and again, however, a long sword with a flickering cold light still hit his neck.
"Since Xiangguo knows that far water can't quench the thirst of the near, then those people, within three steps, can they save Xiangguo's life?"
All of a sudden, the entire court was tense.